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Handmade by Carolyn

Maldives; a travel wardrobe - hello! So as hinted in my new bathers post just recently, we have been on an absolutely gorgeous holiday to … Continue Reading → The post Maldives; a tr...
1 week ago
Time Traveling in Costume

2024 FASHION SHOW AT LANTERN CREST SENIOR LIVING - I recently invited my ladies from “The Historical Dressers” to put on our annual fashion show at the Lantern Crest Senior Living community. It was our 4t...
5 weeks ago
LambAround

10 Canned Cinnamon Roll Hacks -
5 weeks ago
The Mahogany Stylist

Minerva - Caftan - Challis Prints Butterick B6900 - Last week, I was finally sewed up this lovely caftan. It has been quite some time since I've sewn anything using Minerva fabric. I'm so glad I was a...
1 month ago
Wearing History

Video Tutorial- How to Finish a Collar with Bias Facing - It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve finally made a video tutorial for my favorite collar finish *of all time*. I first learned of this method from a 193...
1 month ago
CoudreMode

GI優駿俱樂部パチスロでK8カジノの魅力を最大限に楽しむ方法 - GI優駿俱樂部パチスロでK8カジノの魅力を最大限に楽しむ方法 GI優駿俱樂部パチスロは、競馬とスロットの要素が融合したユニークなパチンコゲームで、K8カジノでのプレイが特におすすめです。K8カジノでは、今すぐ登録するだけ […]
4 months ago
Trystan's Costume Closet

Purple & Silver Venetian Gown - [image: Purple & Silver Venetian Gown] Carevale 2024 was the year of last-minute costumes for me! I normally hate last-minute sewing and try to plan thin...
9 months ago
Couture et Tricot

The yellow houndstooth tweed blazer (DP Studio Le100) - [image: https://tanysewsandknits.blogspot.com] *EN Summary: Tailoring is definitely my favorite sewing expertise and I believe I achieved a match made in ...
1 year ago
Sew Retro

Fakta Menarik Tinggal Pada Rumah Di Cibubur - Jika anda sedang melakukan pencarian rumah yang cocok untuk tinggal di daerah DKI Jakarta maka hal yang demikian bukanlah perkara yang sulit. Meskipun di...
2 years ago
Dixie DIY

1780s Matching Cotton Jacket and Petticoat - This ensemble circa 1780 was made with an Ikea duvet cover like my previous 1780s Italian gown, except I actually bought this duvet set prior...
2 years ago
Sew Much Ado

Free Kid’s Backpack Pattern – Tie Dye + Heart Shaped! - [image: kids backpack pattern] I’m pretty sure I’ll never get tired of sewing up kid’s backpack patterns. So when Riley Blake Designs announced their new...
3 years ago
Cosplay Blog... with a Brain!

How to Take Your Own Measurements for Sewing Tutorial - This tutorial, created by RandomTuesday, helps teach how to take your own measurements for sewing your own costumes!
3 years ago
Make It and Love It

31 Easy, Funny DIY Halloween Costumes - Looking for an easy, funny DIY Halloween costume? Look no further than this list of hilarious DIY costumes. Want even more costume inspiration? Enter you...
4 years ago
Cation Designs

A Bed for Buddy Bear - SHB#2's favorite things right now are the colors pink and purple, flowers, butterflies, ladybugs, and taking care of her best friend, i.e. a stuffed bear a...
4 years ago
Isabella's Project Diary

Carnivale Gown based loosely off of Felicity's Christmas Gown - After the Ball The gown above is what I wore to the Mascheranda Ball during Carnivale in Venice. It was one of the last balls (probably *the* last one t...
4 years ago
Books 'n' Threads

The Lengberg Castle Brassiere - My foundation garment for my late medieval/early Tudor costume is done. It is by no means perfect, but it is certainly functional, and I’m quite proud that...
4 years ago
Sew4Home

It’s Time to Start Something NEW - Change + Renew + Reinvent. Welcome to a new beginning! Our Sew4Home website is rolling over next month to a completely new look and feel. All the great c...
4 years ago
Katie Jacobs

Algodón - Algodón, or cotton, is going to be my best friend for the Josefina outfits I plan to make! It was a popular fiber in the early 19th century and available ...
4 years ago
The Cosplay Chronicles : My daily dose of Cosplay & Crafting madness!

SailorMoon x Skechers in Singapore! - Hi, all my Sailor Jamborees! Skechers have finally released their collaboration with the titular Shoujo Anime ! Website: http://skechers.com.sg/sailormoon...
4 years ago
La Cubanita Cose (The little Cuban sews)

Burda Style Magazine 8/2014 Style #128 Coat try on - Here are the pictures I took last spring (that's why the sandals in case you were wondering) after I finished my coat. *Aquí están las fotos tomadas l...
4 years ago
Maggie's Costume Wardrobe

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party 2016 - Years ago while attending the Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party, I saw a young girl wearing an A League of Their Own costume. Since it can be really h...
4 years ago
Amanda's Costumes

1860s in New Castle...aka I think that looks familiar - Why yes, that *would* be my rational dress bodice with a long skirt. I did mention I wanted to make the outfit as versatile as possible in the last post, I...
5 years ago
The Couture Courtesan

Not-a-Pilgrim c.1620 Gown - I have been wanting to make a new early 17th century gown for some time, one that would demonstrate more of what I’ve learned in the past few years. I ...
5 years ago
onedelightfulday

The Elder Scrolls Coloring Pages – On Etsy! - After a few years of feeling unmotivated to create large scale costume/photography projects, I started spending my free time playing The Elder Scrolls Onli...
5 years ago
Kadiddlehopper

It's a Jalie Halloween! - I don't think I have very many costume years left with this one, so I was pretty thrilled when she designed her own costume this year. Fortunately, it wa...
5 years ago
Sempstress

I feel so cool!!!! - My boss just pointed out that a Q&A piece I wrote is sitting pretty on the front page of the Threads site! :) The post I feel so cool!!!! appeared first ...
5 years ago
Two On Two Off

I'm still here! - I feel bad that my blog is just sitting over here slowly rotting away. I'm still sewing a ton and just got done with a fabulous (if I do say so myself!) tr...
5 years ago
The Fashionable Past

Melisandre's Glowing Necklace--For Those Who Know Nothing, A Tutorial - [image: DSC_3956 (1)] I think half the reason I wanted to make a Melisandre cosplay was to make her necklace. Once my friend Loren of the Costumer's Close...
5 years ago
The Costumer's Closet

A Regency Chemisette - From the movie Bright Star I've been wanting a Regency chemisette for ages now and have just never gotten around to making one. They are great accessori...
5 years ago
Lil' Bit & Nan

Contrarians strongly disagree that value investing is dead - Respect contributing negative price of cross returned as opposed to MSCI World nicely for a nonattendance of an first rate word, setting present day record...
5 years ago
Just Keep Sewing

Living Coral Cardigan (Part 2) - Can I tell you... if I had another day (and a much less demanding week at work), this cardigan would've been absolutely phenomenal! So, I'll just have to s...
5 years ago
Encue Creations

Rainy Days are Great Sewing Days - It seems like today is the first day I've had this year where I didn't have a laundry list of things I had to do. In fact, I marked it off as a "Sewing Da...
5 years ago
liza jane sews

Some Tops for Jane - My girl is about to start kindergarten! I can't believe it. She is so ready. And fortunately for me, she's coming to my school. We are so excited to ...
6 years ago
Mode Historique - Historical Personality Disorder

“She’s JUST a hobbyist” - The vast amount of support for my recent post A Dying Art? Or Just Horrifically Underpaid? was pretty incredible, with people both currently working in eit...
6 years ago
History in my Wardrobe

Winter Rye - Today I planted two beds of winter rye that I bought from Eden Seeds. Not sure what variety it is but is certified organic and may survive possum attack be...
6 years ago
Home

New Year, New Site, New Kitten...and of course, New Dresses! - I have finally moved my website to the newer and flashier interface provided by Squarespace in their new version 7. Welllll...new as of 2012. I'm slow...
6 years ago
Firefly Path

Goddesses of the Harvest Moon - The Story It’s been five years since the last time I did a photoshoot with my sister Mary. Every year I travel to Montreal to visit her during October to e...
7 years ago
Silk Frocks

mengetahui guna serta teknik kegiatan bios, kenali di sini - guna serta teknik kegiatan bios bios ialah akronim dari basic input output system. bios tampak pada ketika ibm melontarkan perorangan computer pada tahun 19...
7 years ago
Medieval Threads

New Frilled Veil - Good grief I have not posted in a long time! Suffice it to say, Life Happened. I've moved 3 times since I wrote last, first to California, then again in Ca...
7 years ago
Amanda's Adventures in Sewing

Simplicity 8296 - Navy + White Off-The-Shoulder Blouse - Off-the-shoulder blouses are currently everywhere: in stores, magazines, and pattern catalogues. I don't always make the newest trend right away, probably ...
7 years ago
Polkadots on Parade

Knott's Boysenberry Festival 2017 - Our favorite season is back at Knott's Berry Farm... BOYSENBERRY FESTIVAL! Knott's has over 70 boysenberry food and drink offerings and so much boysen...
7 years ago
demode: historical costume projects & resources

A Little (Ok, a Lot) of Broderie and Travestie… - Hey, let’s dust off the old blog to share a project with you! I don’t normally sew for hire,.
7 years ago
Brass and Lace » 12 in 12: May – Aqua/Orange Striped Gown Pt 2

2017 Planning - A new year, a new set of crafting goals. Since the kiddo was born, we seem to be swapping off years of heavy travel and years of no travel. 2015 was very t...
7 years ago
Diary of a Renaissance Seamstress | A Costuming Blog

This blog moved to costumingdiary.com - *Go to costumingdiary.com *
8 years ago
The Funky Seamstress

Girl Quilts! - I have been waiting patiently for weeks to show these off to you! Out of my plan to make 5 girl quilts, I have finished 3 in the last 2 1/2 months, and a...
8 years ago
Idlewild Illustré

Planning a German Renaissance Gown (in the style of the Saxon Court) - With the vague deadline of 'sometime in mid-late September', I have four different outfits to make for a trip to the ren faire with my sister, four-year-ol...
8 years ago
Madame Modiste Historic Costuming

1920s Robe de Style - Laughing Moon patterns came out with a robe de style, and I was SO excited to try it out! I made a bodiced hoop petti to go under the gown (pattern and in...
8 years ago
Triene's Cosplay Blog

Welp - I'm still here. School is killin me and leaving little time for anything else. Every day I look at my dressform and cry inside. ;-; Hope you'll keep check...
8 years ago
Sugar and Dots

The weekend - May 14th & 15th 2016 - Because I never want to forget. Saturday: Community yard sale. We met our neighbors; the family behind Iron Grace Designs. Emptied the planter in ...
8 years ago
Diary of a Mantua Maker

Finished Suits 2 - I launched myself back into tailoring women's garments last Spring with this 1914 suit. I based the design on a few photographs of women at Longchamps or ...
8 years ago
Creative Itch

Reclaimed Wood Rooster Decor - When my sister-in-law and I first started our hobby with reclaimed wood, I decided to make something I've wanted to put in my kitchen for a while now... *a...
8 years ago
Pandemic Apparel

New Video! Grading Basic Bodice - Part II: Computer Grading - In this tutorial I will show you how to grade a basic bodice using Gerber or Lectra. New Video! E31 Grading Basic Bodice - Part III: Grading using Gerbe...
8 years ago
Sew Chatty

Throw Pillow Sprucing - It's finally starting to feel like fall in Southern CA. Meaning it's dropped below 80 degrees for several days in a row and we just can't contain ourselv...
9 years ago
The Costume Parlour

A Penny Dreadful dress - This autumn I wanted to make a dress inspired by the Penny Dreadful tv series, especially the seance scene in season 1, for a photoshoot! I loved Eva Green´...
9 years ago
Awesomesauce & Asshattery

Follow me at: http://awesomesauceasshattery.com/ - My time at wordpress free-hosting is long over, you can now get your daily dose of my upcycled DIYs, sustainable style and refashionista goodness over on m...
9 years ago
TwilaTee, On a Mission to Costume the World

18th Century Wig... a simple hack - I've been a very bad blogger as of late. I've been doing mostly commission work, and EGLolita. The project that I'm going to share with you is for me, but ...
9 years ago
Sewing Room Screaming

- On February 23 2014, Yahoo finance published a story about Danielle from Blissful and Domestic which featured a link back to this blog for homemade laundry...
9 years ago
Sakacon

Baby Saka's Nursery - Since the little mister could arrive any day now, I figure I should probably post some pictures of his nursery in its relatively pristine state. It's still...
9 years ago
Hongkongshopper

Poppy Zip Front Top for Sofie's 21st. - My baby turned 21 back in September and I din't make a dress for her. I would have truly but she decided she didn't need the stress and bought herself an ...
9 years ago
Cat Fur Studio

Striped Action - I've made this top, the "Mighty Aphrodite" from Hot Patterns five times now, and I still am not tired of it. In fact, tops I made several years ago are fin...
10 years ago
Stitcher Baby

I've moved! - You can find me now at: Ruffs and Roller Skates Happy reading!
10 years ago
made by meli88a

On the verge... - First, thank you all for your kind comments and wishes in response to my last post. I have a photo that shows the back of my dress, which I will have to p...
10 years ago
Bridges on the Body

interior view of 1914 eyelet corset - Last week I posted pictures of a beautiful 1914 corset. I mentioned that the orange pattern on the fabric was made by basting ribbon to the cotton eyelet....
10 years ago
The Traveling Seamstress

My First Tutu! - Well, look at me. Two posts in 3 days. What?! About 6 weeks ago, I was asked to make a tutu for the company associated with my daughter's ballet school. ...
10 years ago
House of Marmalade

Bobbinet and dress foundations - I've been researching the fabric known as Bobbinet as i've started to stock it in the shop. It's a fascinating fabric, not just any old tulle but special ...
10 years ago
In the Long Run

A Pause on this Blog (See Wordpress Instead) - I'm having some technical difficulties with blogger, so I may not be able to post here regularly. However, my posts can also been seen on Wordpress at ht...
10 years ago
sarah(lizzi)

::HSF 14.3:: pink - eighteenth century strapless stays - I used the JP Ryan strapless stays pattern and modified it to close in the front. It is fully boned with cane. No pictures with it on because I'm not thr...
10 years ago
four square walls

my 4 favorite shirtmaking tools - I'm thrilled that so many of you have found my tutorial on sewing a shirt collar to be helpful. Thrilled enough to keep talking about sewing shirts. O'b...
10 years ago
Ashlee's Costume Closet

Emma Frost 2011-2012 - Back in 2010/2011, I asked my hubby what costume he would like to see me make for myself, the twist being that it had to be one that I would never choose o...
11 years ago
Sew Magical

sfmola: All the great reasons why books should and will never... - sfmola: All the great reasons why books should and will never die Ebooks are great sometimes, but I will never stop reading real books.
11 years ago
Costuming My Bliss

Yarn Play - Still not much in the way of sewing happening over here. I just haven't been up to sitting at the machine of late. So I've been contenting myself with kn...
11 years ago
Nibbles and Bytes

Back to the new me - Remember me? Saying "It's been a long time!" is quite an understatement. But that's not going to stop me because boy has it been a long time! I'm not sure ...
11 years ago
(twelve) dresses

Nesting Boxes, or Cubes, or whatever..... - I hinted at another sewing project in the last post. In addition to elves, I also tried sewing some other toys. Before the time of Elves, it was the time...
11 years ago
The Selfish Seamstress

Free pattern: Make your own Kate Spade-inspired faux fur pullover! - Well, Selfish readers, you’re in for a treat today because Selfish has a prezzie for you! That’s right, it’s another freebie pattern to download, and all I...
11 years ago
All Things Vintage Rouge

Pattern Review: Simplicity 3635 18th Century Shift - I'm starting a new series on the blog called Pattern Review! This will be specifically to review commerical patterns (mainly historical) that I have used f...
11 years ago
Sixpence Costuming

Doing it Facebook Style!!!! - Hey guys and Gals sorry I haven't posted in a little while but it has been busy, busy, busy around the Sixpence household. I wanted to share with you guys ...
11 years ago
montanachic

A plethora of projects - I have been a suuuuper lazy blogger but not so lazy in the project department. So here is a quick update of some of the things I have been doing over the ...
11 years ago
Lemon Savory

Cream Braised Brussels Sprouts - Update: I made these for Christmas dinner without the mushrooms and they were just as good, so if you’re lazy or hate mushrooms, not to worry! This time...
12 years ago
craft envy

Farewell, For Now - After several weeks of doing a little retrospection on my life, I've decided it's time for a lane change. When I started this blog, it was something that k...
12 years ago
THE-OCD - cosplay/illustrations

neo-japanesque magic?! (part two) - And here's the rest of the kimono dress--how I created this dip-dye effect on the sleeve was by bleaching (with a sponge--WEAR GLOVES!!!) the edge of the s...
12 years ago
Craft Couture

4,000 Facebook Fan Multi Vendor GIVEAWAY {CLOSED} - CLOSED!!! Hello pretties! So I'm coming up on 4,000 fans on my facebook fan page for my shop, Craft Couture and I wanted to do something special for fan...
12 years ago
Bella Miss Ella

On to the 20th century! - So I need to start focusing on my 1912 plans next. I started the corset but had to recut and redo a panel (stupid mistake - that is why people tell you to...
12 years ago
Disney Princess Costume - for grown-up princesses

Princess Aurora a la Flora and Merryweather - Hey everyone ^_^. I'm new to this group, but I thought this would be a good place to show off my half pink and half blue Sleeping Beauty gown! I finished i...
12 years ago
Jelly Shot Test Kitchen

Twinkie Trifle - Hostess Brand creditors, this one's for you! A nice, boozy Twinkie Trifle! Surely you've heard of the Hostess Brand Inc. bankruptcy filing. Well, I did, ...
12 years ago
Susie Homemaker (or so I think)

PJ's and a winner! - I snuck in a little sewing time this afternoon. Homeschooling really puts a damper on my sewing time. However just like everything, it's a season. And hone...
13 years ago
Go Chanel or Go Home

Back sewing - This is the reason why I haven't been sewing for over a year! Georgia was born on Christmas Day 2010. She is an absolute joy to have and a very placid, eas...
13 years ago
Laura's sewing room

The man who changed my life... - ... and my sleep pattern. The little guy is still waking a lot at night. I will try, I promise, to write a bit more, but I don't know when. My days ...
13 years ago
Princess of Bob

Hey, Big Tuna! - It doesn't look like much - but underneath all that ice is the prettiest tuna steak I've ever seen. Tonight's dinner is going to ROCK. Which is good, bec...
13 years ago
Sixpence Costuming

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